Apron
| Object Number: | 37-22-149 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Sherbro |
| Provenience: | Sierra Leone Sherbro Island |
| Section: | African |
| Materials: | Glass Fiber |
| Length: | 12 cm |
| Width: | 10.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Expedition to Sierra Leone, West Africa; Henry Usher Hall, 1937 |
| Other Number: | 219 - Collector Number |
Description
Triangular flap of netted beadwork [glass beads], green with two chevrons of coral colour following the contour of the flap. The girdle is a tube of the same kind of beadwork, composed of bands of green and coral colour. Worn by a little girl, great-granddaughter of Kawng Wo. See 37-22-69 [girl's costumn].
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| African Gallery (1990 - Aug 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| African Gallery ( Aug 1995 - 11 Sep 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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